The tea in the tea shop is extremely unpleasant.

It's just some old tea foam, boiling water, the powder is churning up and down, Liu Ruyan frowned, and the countless small black spots in it took a long time to precipitate, where did she dare to take a sip? Even Chen Wenliang, who was born in a humble family, frowned. Seeing Li Ze holding the open-edge tea bowl with a big mouth and drinking it with taste, he picked it up and took a sip like medicine.

Bitter!

Astringent!

There is also an inexplicable smell.

The only good thing is that in this cold day, the hot tea soup goes down the stomach, so that the cold stomach immediately rises a hot air.

However, there are very few people like Li Ze and others who sit in the tea shop and drink tea, most of them are standing outside the shop, shouting, the shopkeeper pours a bowl of hot tea, someone comes to blow a few sips, then drinks it all, puts the tea bowl on the big board by the door, and leaves in a hurry.

Li Ze's eyes looked outside, but his ears were pricked up, and he was listening to the two people in the tea shop talking quickly.

Looking at the costumes, it should still be a headcatcher.

These people are the officials closest to the common people, and they are also the group of people that Li Ze is most worried about. They are responsible for the security of the entire Chang'an and maintain the most basic order, but many times, they are also the most hated group of people by the people.

If you want them to form the habits and rules of the Northland, I'm afraid it's not something that can be done in a short time.

Sometimes, some of the policies that the imperial court painstakingly put in mind to benefit the people are likely to change when they reach their level, and they have become a tool for them to accumulate wealth and harm others.

Although they are small officials, they are a group of people who really hold real power.

Their image, to a large extent, represents the image of the imperial court and influences the people's perception of the imperial court.

"It was scary last night." Xu Xun is still shocked: "I just thought it was an ordinary person who violated the curfew, teach him a few lessons, and escort him back to the Fang City where he lives, who knows, this person actually carries a crossbow." If it weren't for my life, I would have been reimbursed yesterday. Thank you Brother He, the rest of the bastards all ran away, and only you rushed forward. ”

He Cang smiled: "Which guy can only fire one crossbow at a time, this sound, I was used to hearing it when I was in the army." If he is given a chance to wind again, maybe it will be my turn next, where can I give him such a chance? But Brother Xu, you really have a big life, how close is the distance that only scratches a little skin? ”

"I guess that guy is panicking too, right?" Xu Cang touched his scalp, and he couldn't see what was going on his head while wearing a hat, but it was obvious that the arrow was aimed at his head.

"This is called the great calamity that does not die, and there will be blessings in the future. That guy turned out to be a spy in the south, and we caught him, which can be regarded as a great achievement. The county said that we should be credited once, and I remember that it seemed that if we recorded merit three times, we could raise our salary by one level. ”

"Accident, accident!" Xu Hyun said with a smile.

Chen Wenliang also heard the conversation between the two, and when he heard the spy in the south, the cold hair on his body immediately stood up, hasn't Chang'an City been swept up yet? Now Li Xiangke is out of service.

His eyes swept over Li Peng and the others outside, and then glanced at Liu Ruyan beside Li Xiang, and felt a little relieved.

He didn't know what Li Xiang's combat effectiveness was, and he had never seen Li Xiang make a move, but General Liu Ruyan and Liu were famous. Ordinary thieves bump into her hands, just afraid that an egg will hit a stone.

"Let's go, the land that was sold in Shouchunhou today is starting to rise, we have to go and take the lead." He Cang said: "We have just made a meritorious service, and if we want to come to the county, we will definitely give face." ”

"Let's go!" Xu Hyun also stood up, "Shopkeeper, check out." ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly ran over, bowed down and said: "Worthless tea, where do you dare to ask for the money of the two officials, I invited the small one, I invited it." ”

Xu Xun didn't comply, took out four coins and put it on the table, and said: "Although it's just two bowls of tea, you can't break the rules, now it's not the past, turn around, you old boy sue me for a mess, and my job won't be saved." Take it, take it, in the future, if any of my subordinate servants in Chang'an County will catch those who eat and drink from you and don't give money, just look for me. ”

Watching Xu Xun and He Cang stride away, the shopkeeper was stunned for a long time, and then put away the four copper coins. There seemed to be some disbelief in his eyes.

Li Ze beckoned, and the shopkeeper walked over. "This Lang Jun, do you want to mix water?" Looking at the big teapot he was carrying, Li Ze said with a smile: "Take a clean bowl, only pour boiling water, no tea!" ”

The shopkeeper glanced at the untouched tea soup in front of Liu Ruyan, and then looked at the clothes of several people, and nodded again and again in a sudden understanding, but he quickly took a clean tea bowl with his hands and feet, and poured hot boiling water into it.

"Aren't there any snacks in the tea shop?" Li Ze asked.

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said, "Lang Jun, I can't even eat enough at the moment, where are there still snacks?" Xiao Lao'er still tossed out some of these tea scraps at home that he didn't know how many years had been old, and there was no way to make some money. Fortunately, everyone is also considerate. ”

Li Ze nodded: "Looking at the appearance of this tea shop, the scale should not be small!" ”

"Yes, in the past, Xiao Lao'er's tea shop was still a bit famous. Not only was the room full, but the street outside was also full of tables and stools, and there were singers and storytellers in the house. All kinds of snacks are available! The shopkeeper straightened up and looked at the empty shop, his eyes full of memories.

"At some point, Xiao Lao'er invited seven or eight guys!"

Another middle class bankrupt because of the war.

Li Ze said in his heart.

"Heaven rewards hard work, now that the Tang Dynasty has come back, the days in the future will get better and better." Li Ze took a sip of tea, chewed the tea foam that followed the tea into his mouth, and comforted.

"Yes, yes!" The shopkeeper nodded again and again: "It will definitely get better, you see that even the errand officials are not as fierce as before, and we used to pay them every month!" As for coming to drink tea and eat snacks, when did you give the money? It's a big change now, and I hope it's always been like this. ”

"Of course, it will always be like this." Li Ze said with a smile: "If someone asks you for money again, you will go to the county government to sue them." ”

"Don't you dare to go!" The shopkeeper waved his hand again and again: "Destroy wealth and eliminate disasters, where is the yamen, where is it good to enter?" If I don't toss you to death, where will I let you out? ”

Li Ze couldn't help but fall silent.

Seeing that Li Ze's expression was gloomy, the shopkeeper was also apprehensive, rubbing his hands uneasily.

Li Ze shook his head, seeing that Liu Ruyan had finished drinking the hot water in the bowl, he stood up, and Chen Wenliang took out a stack of copper coins from his arms and put them on the table.

The three of them walked out of the tea shop.

"There is still a long way to go!" Li Ze looked at Chen Wenliang and said.

"It's just that it takes time for the people to know about it." Chen Wenliang said with a smile: "Just looking at the performance of these two fast catches today, Feng Ying's errand is still very good. ”

In the north, the clan power has been completely disintegrated, under Li Ze's efforts for more than ten years, ordinary people have a lot of trust in the government, and if there are any problems, contradictions, and disputes, they no longer try to solve them themselves, but think of the government for the first time, and lawsuits are already a very common thing in the north.

And there are too many lawsuits, which directly destroyed the separation of the judicial power from the hands of the chief magistrate in the north, and set up a special judicial organ, but the judges are directly sent to various places by the criminal department, because of the strategy of serving in different places, these judges who are proficient in the law have no interest entanglement with the local area, and can basically be just and fair, upright, and thus win a higher reputation for the government.

But in Chang'an, if you want to do this, it is obviously not a matter of a short time.

Even if Li Ze can immediately copy all the policies, institutions, and experiences of the northern region, the most important problem is how to win the trust of the people.

And this is also the reason why Li Ze said that there is a long way to go.

Chang'an is still like this, and if you go further south, I'm afraid that it will be more difficult.

You must know that Chang'an has gone through several wars and the change of dynasties, and the old forces have suffered a great blow, but in the south, it is still the clan forces that rule the place.

There was a sudden sound of cheers on the street, Li Ze and the others looked around, but saw that the street was over, and one after another horse-drawn carriages were coming over one after another, and on the carriages, the grain bags stacked high were extremely eye-catching.

The pedestrians on the street consciously avoided the sides, and their eyes lit up at the procession of carriages that could not see where the tail was, all of which were stacked with the same tall grain bags.

There is a large amount of grain entering Beijing, which means that grain prices will fall further, which also reassures the uneasy people of Chang'an.

I have food in my hand, and I don't panic in my heart.

"Wang Shilang's trick is still very effective." Chen Wenliang said with a smile: "Transporting grain into Chang'an in this way can indeed play a role in calming people's hearts. ”

"This is only the first step, and next, the supply and marketing cooperatives must find ways to transport other kinds of materials into Chang'an." Li Ze said: "I don't want the next time I come out, a tea shop like just now can only take out some old tea powder for business." ”

"It's already being arranged." Chen Wenliang said: "Wang Shilang has made a detailed plan, after ensuring the most basic guarantee of food, the next step is to pay attention to the diversification of materials. ”

The Wang Shilang in Chen Wenliang's mouth is naturally Wang Mingyi, who is now ranked as the left Shilang of the household department, and is the most popular candidate for the next household secretary.

"Let's go, let's go look elsewhere!" Li Zedao.